Serviceman
Donald Jurgens
840th
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- Army serial number
- 16167894
- Rank
- SGT (10 July 1944), SSGT (21 August 1944), SSGT (14 September 1944), S/Sgt (16 October 1944), SSGT (21 October 1944)
- Hometown
- Grand Rapids MI; GRAND RAPIDS MI
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 16167894); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 1944 | Air Medal | 1744 | SGT |
| 21 August 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 2724 | SSGT |
| 14 September 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 3394 | SSGT |
| 21 October 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 4084 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
4 entries, first 11 June 1944, last 17 October 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1944-06 840th: AEG
- 1944-06-11 840th: Set
- 1944-10-16 840th: Above 7 EM prom to gr of T/Sgt per Par 4. so 218, Hq 483rd Bomb Gp (H), APO 520, dtd 16 Oct We
- 1944-10-17 840th: T/3gt
National Archives pages: roll 478080727 p. 195, roll 478083643 p. 23, roll 572487240 p. 2537, roll 572487240 p. 2540
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